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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Language that is spoken or written
Example:
she put her thoughts into words
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("words" is a kind of...):
language; linguistic communication (a systematic means of communicating by the use of sounds or conventional symbols)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Words making up the dialogue of a play
Example:
the actor forgot his speech
Synonyms:
actor's line; speech; words
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("words" is a kind of...):
line (text consisting of a row of words written across a page or computer screen)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "words"):
aside (a line spoken by an actor to the audience but not intended for others on the stage)
cue (an actor's line that immediately precedes and serves as a reminder for some action or speech)
monologue (a (usually long) dramatic speech by a single actor)
soliloquy (a (usually long) dramatic speech intended to give the illusion of unspoken reflections)
throwaway (words spoken in a casual way with conscious under-emphasis)
Holonyms ("words" is a part of...):
dialog; dialogue (the lines spoken by characters in drama or fiction)
Sense 3
Meaning:
The text of a popular song or musical-comedy number
Example:
the song uses colloquial language
Synonyms:
language; lyric; words
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("words" is a kind of...):
text; textual matter (the words of something written)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "words"):
love lyric (the lyric of a love song)
Holonyms ("words" is a part of...):
song; vocal (a short musical composition with words)
Sense 4
Meaning:
The words that are spoken
Example:
I listened to his words very closely
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("words" is a kind of...):
language; oral communication; speech; speech communication; spoken communication; spoken language; voice communication ((language) communication by word of mouth)
Sense 5
Meaning:
An angry dispute
Example:
they had words
Synonyms:
dustup; quarrel; row; run-in; words; wrangle
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("words" is a kind of...):
conflict; difference; difference of opinion; dispute (a disagreement or argument about something important)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "words"):
affray; altercation; fracas (noisy quarrel)
bicker; bickering; fuss; pettifoggery; spat; squabble; tiff (a quarrel about petty points)
bust-up (a serious quarrel (especially one that ends a friendship))
II. (verb)
Sense 1
Present simple (third person singular) of the verb word
Context examples:
Sir Thomas meant to be giving Mr. Rushworth's opinion in better words than he could find himself.
(Mansfield Park, by Jane Austen)
Mrs. Weston looked up, afraid to believe; but Emma's countenance was as steady as her words.
(Emma, by Jane Austen)
She made me some general questions about my country and my travels, which I answered as distinctly, and in as few words as I could.
(Gulliver's Travels into several remote nations of the world, by Jonathan Swift)
Auditory Verbal Learning Test Version A - The number of words recalled from List A, sixth attempt (after List B recall).
(ADNI AVLT - List A Recall 6 (After B) Total, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)
Alzheimer's Disease Neuroimaging Initiative Auditory Verbal Learning Test Version A (ADNI-AVLT Version A) The number of words recalled from List A, sixth attempt (after List B recall).
(ADNI AVLT - List A Recall 6 (After B) Total, NCI Thesaurus)
Auditory Verbal Learning Test Version A - The number of words recalled from List A, fifth attempt.
(ADNI AVLT - List A Recall 5 Total, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)
Let me tell it in a few words.
(The Lost World, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
Auditory Verbal Learning Test Version A - The number of words recalled from List B.
(ADNI AVLT - List B Recall Total, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)
Alzheimer's Disease Neuroimaging Initiative Auditory Verbal Learning Test Version A (ADNI-AVLT Version A) The number of words recalled from List B.
(ADNI AVLT - List B Recall Total, NCI Thesaurus)
Alzheimer's Disease Neuroimaging Initiative Auditory Verbal Learning Test Version A (ADNI-AVLT Version A) The number of words recalled from List A, fifth attempt.
(ADNI AVLT - List A Recall 5 Total, NCI Thesaurus)
